June 8, 2021
Soot Particles Vary in How They Soak Up the Sun
Two important factors help determine how much sunlight soot absorbs.
June 4, 2021
Labeling the Thale Cress Metabolites
A new data pipeline identifies metabolites following heavy isotope labeling.
May 11, 2021
Enhancing Land Surface Models to Grow Perennial Bioenergy Crops
High-yield miscanthus and switchgrass are promising alternatives to traditional annual crops for biofuels.
May 7, 2021
Scientists Check the Math for Improved Models of Liquids and Gases in Earth’s Atmosphere
Research produces an improved dynamical core to model the evolution of winds, temperatures, and pressures in the atmosphere.
April 29, 2021
Hungry Fungi: White-Rot Fungi Eat All Components of the Wood They Decompose
White-rot fungi use lignin from wood as a source of carbon.
April 28, 2021
Burning the Forest, Not Just the Trees
Fires increase the number of fungi when aspen groves regenerate.
April 20, 2021
Green Algae Express Genes More Like Bacteria than Previously Thought
Transcription of adjacent genes into a single RNA molecule is widespread in green algae, challenging understanding of gene expression in eukaryotes.
April 16, 2021
Finding Gene Neighbors Leads to New Protein Functions
Conserved genomic neighborhoods provide a new discovery tool for understanding gene function in eukaryotes.
April 15, 2021
New Approach Helps Determine How Much Microbial Community Composition Is Driven by Selection and How Much by Chance
A novel computational framework allows researchers to quantify the relative importance of different ecological processes in the composition of microbiomes.
April 14, 2021
For Better Predictions, Researchers Evaluate Tropical Cyclone Simulation in the Energy Exascale Earth System Model
New analysis assesses the realism and biases of tropical cyclones at various resolutions in E3SM